| A | B |
|---|
| apprentice | person who leanrs a skill from a more experienced person |
| farming | economy of the Southern Colonies |
| Blacksmith | someone who made and repaired iron goods |
| forest & sea industry | economy of the New England Colonies |
| minerals such as iron | economy of the Middle Colonies |
| Triangular Trade Routes | giant triangles around the world used for trading |
| slaves | important part of colonial trade |
| Middle Colonies | region known for being the "breadbasket of the colonies" |
| Benjamin Franklin | was an important part of of the success in Philadelphia for founding the 1st volunteer fire department, public library, newspaper & hospital |
| Town Common | an open space where cattle & sheep could graze |
| cash crops | tobacco, rice, & indigo |
| Eliza Lucas Pinckney | began managing plantations in teenage years & became the 1st person to raise successful crop of indigo |
| George Washington | said "Every action done in company, ought to be with some sign of respect" |
| Harvard | opened in Boston in 1636 and is the 1st and oldest college in the US |
| The Great Awakening | a religious movement in the 1730s that "awakened" or revived many colonists' interests in religion |
| Almanac | a reference book with facts and figures |
| Stono Rebellion | a bloody slave rebellion in South Carolina in 1739 |
| making drums & banjos | how enslaved people kept African culture alive |
| Southern | region of the US where slavery expanded more rapidly |
